Redskins Cheerleaders Take On India, Cricket

If I could have broken this story before the team sent out the press release and written a first sentence like this, I think I'd be willing to call it a career. Here you go.

"The Washington Redskins Cheerleaders, deemed the 'First Ladies of Football,' will be traveling to India on April 10th to create the first ever cheerleading squad in that country for cricket's Royal Challengers Bangalore, part of the new Indian Premier League (IPL), in their inaugural game on April 18th."

From Sports Illustrated to Indian cricket.

But of course they are.

More from the release: Twelve cheerleaders, 18 days, four cricket games, a second wave of training and the following claim: "By the time this project is complete, the Redskins Cheerleading department will have spent over 10 weeks creating a new cheerleading world in India."

The Bangalore Royal Challengers team was launched amidst flashing lights and a resurgent party spirit at the Taj West End Hotel lawns here on Wednesday night.

Mr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman, UB Group, who owns the Bangalore franchise, said: "We have a solid, dependable and high-performance team which can play well under pressure. I am confident my team will win."

The team colours, a mix of red with a yellow tinge, was also unveiled.

Of course, who could ever forget the controversy that erupted when new coach Venkatesh Prasad mistakenly suggested the team's colors would be scarlet with a gold tinge?